Videos in youtube will not play

Lady_K

I downloaded the hostsexpert and followed the instructions but nothing seems to have changed, should I do anything else with lt?

aliEnRIK

Nope, all it does is reset the file

have you tried uninstalling zonealarm? (Id recommend it, if purely just because its cr*p)

WhiteChristmas

You don't have Parental Control active or Content Advisor running, do you?

control panel - network & internet - internet options - content - parental controls

OR

Do you have control of the internet connection? If you're using eg Halls of Residence wifi, some places block high-bandwidth sites like YouTube.

Lady_K

Yes I've thought about uninstalling zonealarm a few times, I tried comodo but couldnt get on with it and I had heard that windows firewall is not as safe with win xp as it is with win 7 so I stuck with zone alarm until I ever get a new computer

I was searching on the web yesterday for sollutions to this and there are a lot of people with the same issue so its not just me

I just found something on the net saying that it worked for some people by editing the hosts file by adding a line then adding a # in front of it but as I've never had any experience of changing the hosts file I'm a bit nervous about doing that and if it didnt work is it easily undone? It seems a bit complicated to me
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=4336b88a214ca81e&hl=en

dogmaryxx

Possible cause/solutionfrom a google search

Using IE, go to Tools, Manage addons. Under "Show"(very light text)on left side

Look in All addons or Run Without Permission for Shockwave Flash Object. Is it Installed, Enabled and what version is it?

Lady_K

Thanks yes I already tried that one yesterday it is enabled and the latest version, I also uninstalled it yesterday with the above tool and reinstalled it

WhiteChristmas

Lady_K wrote: »

I had heard that windows firewall is not as safe with win xp as it is with win 7

In my experience, the XP firewall is as good as any of the free alternatives and is a lot less prone to compatibility issues.

spakkker

You could ditch ZA and try outpost free - http://majorgeeks.com/Outpost_Firewall_Free_d1056.html

It's rated 4.48 out of 5 , ZA is rated 3.46/5
http://majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html

aliEnRIK

Unless you require full control over incoming and outgoing connections (Very unlikely) windows firewall is fine - id certainly use it over zonealarm anyways

Lady_K

Thing is though if I have tried it when turning zonealarm off already is it likely to make any difference?